An Empirical Study on Value-at-Risk and Backtesting VaR Models

In a risky financial environment, investors gradually realise the danger of potential risk and the importance of risk management. The theory of Value-at-Risk (VaR) has become popular along with the establishment of risk management system in the field of finance. This paper will start with introducin...

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Main Author: Zhao, Xinran
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27047/